Publication Date: August 13, 2024
Diamonds and danger dazzle in Ciesielski’s latest enchanting romp through post-war Europe as estranged spouses and jewel thieves hunt an elusive Valkyrie tiara.
November 12, 1918. It was a match made in champagne-soaked heaven, but all too soon the bubbles dried up, and Esme Fox awakens the morning after celebrating the end of the Great War to find herself shockingly and accidentally married. She gathers her belongings and slips out before her new husband can stop her. After all, she knows it’s best to leave before he does.
Four years later, Jasper Truitt, after having made a name for himself in the underground world of jewel thieves, is on the hunt for a valuable heirloom: a one-of-a-kind winged tiara–the last Valkyrie tiara ever created. So it’s with great surprise that he discovers it at a charity event atop the head of a woman he’s never forgotten. His long-lost wife . . . who happens to be pursuing the tiara for a vengeful opera diva desperate to obtain the jewel for herself.
The reunion is cut short when Esme vanishes–again–but their separation is temporary. With a hitman on their heels and a deadline looming, the pair find themselves in an epic game of cat and mouse across Europe following leads from the French Riviera to a shop of wonders in Venice, a fairy-tale castle in Bavaria, and a veritable circus thrown by a champagne heiress, all before a dramatic horseback flight through the French countryside.
In the end only one can win, and with both of their hearts on the line, the winner may well turn out to be the loser.
In her latest glamorous historical romance, J’nell Ciesielski spins a sparkling story filled with her signature snappy dialogue and vivid atmosphere that will keep you reading late into the night to see what happens next.
A drunken celebration following Armistice Day in Paris leaves two people connected with a wedding band, but Esme Fox has no intentions of being tied down as a result of too much champagne.
Four years later, she encounters Jasper Truitt, and they discover more than a wedding night in common. Using her feminine wiles, Esme has cultivated a rather interesting hobby, which happens to align with Jasper’s own efforts as an elite jewelry thief.
In The Winged Tiara, author J’nell Ciesielski serves up a historical romance featuring the couple who are both on the hunt for the fabled Valkryie winged tiara for their respective customers.
Europe serves as a fascinating backdrop for the two competitors as they pull out all the stops. In the meantime, their chemistry continues to build. However, can a liar and a thief build a future together?
The dialog between the characters illustrates the push/pull of their attraction. Esme is quick to deliver witty comebacks, while Jasper excels in seduction.
The Winged Tiara delivers plenty of adventure as post-World War I Europe is turned upside down in a search for missing jewels.
Bestselling author J’nell Ciesielski has a passion for heart-stopping adventure and sweeping love stories while weaving fresh takes into romances of times gone by. When not creating dashing heroes and daring heroines, she can be found dreaming of Scotland, indulging in chocolate of any kind, or watching old black and white movies. She is a member of the Tall Poppy Writers and lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and lazy beagle.
